GUIDELINES FOR ART BIN

ART PRESENTATION:

Art does not need to be matted but must be in a plastic sleeve (available on Amazon) with mat board or foam core behind it to protect the art.   All art must be original paintings or hand pulled prints.  No giclees, reproductions or computer reprints allowed.  All art placed in the bin must be entered on the bin registry recording the date placed in the bin, date removed and signature of person taking the art from the bin.  All sales must be recorded on the sales sheet.

QUALIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE:

Those artists who are exhibiting in a particular month and have signed up to meet their gallery sitting requirement may place 3 pieces in the bin while their artwork is hanging.  A 20% gallery donation will be collected for all sales.  Note:  nonmembers accepted into Foothills shows are not required to gallery sit.

PAYMENT FOR ART:

There will be no cash collection.  All artists who have a Venmo/Zelle/Square account may display a  QR code on the back of their artwork.   Alternatively, customers may pay by check.  Checks will be made out to the artist, not to Foothills and will be placed in the file cabinet in the back of the gallery.  Foothills is not responsible for nonpayment or fraudulent payment by customers nor for collection of payment not made at time of sale.

 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF GALLERY SITTERS:

 

If an artist brings in art for the bin, please do the following:

• Check to be sure the artist has art work hanging in the current show and has a scheduled shift for gallery sitting during the month (nonmembers do not need to gallery sit).
• Enter the artist name, art name and date placed in the bin on the bin registry sheet.
• Check that art is in a plastic sleeve, matted or on a firm piece of foam core.

 

If a gallery patron wishes to purchase art from the bin, the gallery sitter will record in the on the bin sales sheet the artist’s name, artwork name and price, as well as the  buyer’s name, email and phone number.  Collect checks and put in file cabinet or have purchases pay on their phone via Venmo/Zelle/Square.

 

Notify the artist by email or phone (info on the show list or membership list in Membership binder by the desk) that they have sold a painting with name of painting, price, buyer’s name, email and phone.  Artist is responsible for checking on payment if a check is not collected.